UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 24, 2022 (January 21, 2022)

 

GROWTH CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-39959   27-2447291
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

300 Park Avenue, 16th Floor

New York, New York 10022

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 212-895-3500

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-half of one Redeemable Warrant   GCACU   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share   GCAC   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants, exercisable for Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share   GCACW   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

As previously disclosed by Growth Capital Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“GCAC”), in its Current Report on Form 8-K that was filed on August 5, 2021 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), on August 4, 2021, GCAC entered into a Business Combination Agreement (as amended by the BCA Amendment (as defined below), the “Business Combination Agreement”) with GCAC Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of GCAC (“Merger Sub”), and Cepton Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Cepton”). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Business Combination Agreement.

 

On January 21, 2022, GCAC, Merger Sub and Cepton entered into the Amendment to the Business Combination Agreement (the “BCA Amendment”) pursuant to which the parties amended the Business Combination Agreement in order to extend the Outside Date (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) from February 4, 2022 to March 31, 2022.

 

The foregoing description of the BCA Amendment is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the BCA Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. 

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On January 24, 2022, Cepton issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing that it will host a virtual investor day event on Thursday, January 27, 2022, beginning at 12:00 p.m. EST.

 

A copy of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The Press Release is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements herein are “forward-looking statements” made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Cepton and GCAC and the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (the “Transactions”), and the parties’ perspectives and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Transactions, including the anticipated initial enterprise value and post-closing equity value, the benefits of the Transactions, integration plans, expected synergies and revenue opportunities, anticipated future financial and operating performance and results, including estimates for growth, the expected management and governance of the combined company, and the expected timing of the Transactions. Such forward-looking statements reflect Cepton’s or GCAC’s current expectations or beliefs concerning future events and actual events may differ materially from current expectations. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “target,” “designed to” or other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. Any such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including (1) the success of Cepton’s strategic relationships, including with Cepton’s Tier 1 partners, none of which are exclusive; (2) the possibility that Cepton’s business or the combined company may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; (3) the risk that current trends in automotive and smart infrastructure markets decelerate or do not continue; (4) the inability of the parties to successfully or timely consummate the proposed business combination, including the risk that any required regulatory approvals are not obtained, are delayed or are subject to unanticipated conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the proposed business combination or that the approval of the stockholders of GCAC or Cepton is not obtained; (5) risks related to future market adoption of Cepton’s offerings; (6) the final terms of Cepton’s arrangement with its Tier 1 partner and, in turn, its Tier 1 partner's contract with the major global automotive OEM differing from Cepton's expectations, including with respect to volume and timing, or the arrangement can be terminated or may not materialize into a long-term contract partnership arrangement; (7) the ability of GCAC or the combined company to issue equity or equity-linked securities in connection with the proposed business combination or in the future; (8) the inability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the proposed business combination, which may be affected by, among other things, the amount of cash available following any redemptions by GCAC’s stockholders; (9) the ability of the combined company to meet the initial listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market upon consummation of the proposed business combination; (10) costs related to the proposed business combination; (11) expectations with respect to future operating and financial performance and growth, including when Cepton will generate positive cash flow from operations; (12) Cepton’s ability to raise funding on reasonable terms as necessary to develop its product in the timeframe contemplated by its business plan; (13) Cepton’s ability to execute its business plans and strategy; (14) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the proposed business combination, including the approval of the proposed business combination and definitive agreements for the proposed business combination by the stockholders of GCAC; and (15) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the proposed business combination. If any of these risks materialize or any of GCAC’s or Cepton’s assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. Cepton and GCAC do not undertake to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You should carefully consider the risk factors and uncertainties described in “Risk Factors,” “GCAC’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Cepton’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Forward-Looking Statements” and the additional risks described in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (as may be further amended, the “Registration Statement”) filed by GCAC with the SEC on September 8, 2021 and other documents filed by Cepton and GCAC from time to time with the SEC. Further, since the Registration Statement has not been declared effective by the SEC, the final proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement may contain additional risks, which may be material.

 

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Additional Information and Where to Find It

 

GCAC has filed with the SEC the Registration Statement, which contains information about the proposed transaction and the respective businesses of Cepton and GCAC. GCAC will mail a final prospectus and definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents after the SEC completes its review. GCAC stockholders are urged to read the preliminary prospectus and proxy statement and any amendments thereto and the final prospectus and definitive proxy statement in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the special meeting to be held to approve the proposed transaction, because these documents will contain important information about GCAC, Cepton and the proposed transaction. The final prospectus and definitive proxy statement will be mailed to stockholders of GCAC as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed transaction. Stockholders of GCAC will also be able to obtain a free copy of the proxy statement, as well as other filings containing information about GCAC, without charge, at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov) or by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. Copies of the proxy statement and GCAC’s other filings with the SEC can also be obtained, without charge, by directing a request to: Growth Capital Acquisition Corp., 300 Park Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10022.

 

Participants in the Solicitation

 

Cepton and GCAC and their respective directors and officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed business combination. GCAC stockholders and other interested persons may obtain, without charge, more detailed information regarding directors and officers of GCAC in the Registration Statement. Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from GCAC’s stockholders in connection with the proposed business combination will be included in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus that GCAC intends to file with the SEC.

 

No Offer or Solicitation

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent, or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the proposed business combination. This Current Report on Form 8-K shall also not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any states or jurisdictions in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption therefrom.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
2.1   Amendment to Business Combination Agreement, dated as of January 21, 2022, by and among Growth Capital Acquisition Corp., GCAC Merger Sub Inc. and Cepton Technologies, Inc.
99.1   Press Release of Cepton Technologies, Inc., dated January 24, 2022.
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  GROWTH CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
     
  By: /s/ George Syllantavos 
    Name:  George Syllantavos
    Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer
     
Dated: January 24, 2022    

 

 

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Exhibit 2.1

 

AMENDMENT TO THE
BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT

 

This Amendment (this “Amendment”) to that certain Business Combination Agreement dated as of August 4, 2021 (the “Business Combination Agreement”) is entered into as of January 21, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), by and among Growth Capital Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“GCAC”), GCAC Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), and Cepton Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Business Combination Agreement.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, GCAC, Merger Sub and the Company desire to amend the Business Combination Agreement to extend the Outside Date thereunder to March 31, 2022; and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.03 of the Business Combination Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement may be amended in writing by the parties thereto at any time prior to the Effective Time.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and covenants contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1. Amendment. Effective upon the Effective Date, Section 9.01(b) of the Business Combination Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read in full as follows:

 

“(b) by written notice from either GCAC or the Company to the other if the Effective Time shall not have occurred prior to March 31, 2022 (the “Outside Date”); provided, however, that this Agreement may not be terminated under this Section 9.01(b) by or on behalf of any party that either directly or indirectly through its Affiliates is in material breach or violation of any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or obligation contained herein and such material breach or violation is the principal cause of the failure of a condition set forth in Article VIII on or prior to the Outside Date;”

 

SECTION 2. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed in that State.

 

SECTION 3. Miscellaneous. Except as provided herein, the Business Combination Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect. This Amendment may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile or portable document format (pdf) transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery by email to counsel for the other parties of a counterpart executed by a party shall be deemed to meet the requirements of the previous sentence.

 

[Signature pages follow]

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the day and year first above written.

 

  COMPANY:
   
  CEPTON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Jun Pei              
  Name:  Jun Pei
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Amendment to Business Combination Agreement] 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the day and year first above written.

 

  GROWTH CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
   
  By: /s/ Prokopios “Akis” Tsirigakis
  Name:  Prokopios “Akis” Tsirigakis
  Title: Chairman and Co-CEO
   
  By:

/s/ George Syllantavos

  Name: 

George Syllantavos

  Title:

Co-CEO and CFO

 

[Signature Page to Amendment to Business Combination Agreement]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the day and year first above written.

 

  GCAC MERGER SUB INC.
   
  By: /s/ George Syllantavos
  Name:  George Syllantavos
  Title: Vice-President

 

[Signature Page to Amendment to Business Combination Agreement]

 

 

 

 


Exhibit 99.1

 

 

Cepton Technologies to Host Virtual Investor Day on January 27, 2022

 

SAN JOSE, CA – Cepton Technologies, Inc. (“Cepton”), a Silicon Valley innovator and leader in high performance MMT® lidar solutions announced today that it will host a virtual investor day event on Thursday, January 27, 2022, beginning at 12:00 p.m. ET and is expected to conclude by 2:00 p.m. ET. During the event, Cepton management will discuss latest industry trends and provide an update to Cepton’s business and pending transaction with Growth Capital Acquisition Corp. (“GCAC”) (Nasdaq: GCAC).

 

A live webcast of the event will be available on the investor relations section of Cepton’s website, https://www.cepton.com/investors. A replay of the event will be available following the live event.

 

On August 4, 2021 Cepton entered into a definitive merger agreement with GCAC. Upon the closing of the transaction, the combined company will be renamed “Cepton, Inc.” and is expected to be listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol “CPTN”. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

 

About Cepton Technologies, Inc.

 

Cepton is a Silicon Valley innovator of lidar-based solutions for automotive (ADAS/AV), smart cities, smart spaces and smart industrial applications. With its patented Micro Motion Technology (MMT®), Cepton aims to take lidar mainstream and achieve a balanced approach to performance, cost and reliability, while enabling scalable and intelligent 3D perception solutions across industries.

 

Cepton has been awarded the largest known ADAS lidar series production award in the industry to date, based on the number of vehicle models awarded, by a leading global top five automotive OEM and is engaged with other top ten OEMs.

 

Founded in 2016 and led by industry veterans with decades of collective experience across a wide range of advanced lidar and imaging technologies, Cepton is focused on the mass market commercialization of high performance, high quality lidar solutions. Cepton is headquartered in San Jose, CA and has a business development facility in Troy, MI to provide local support to the OEM and Tier 1-studded Metro Detroit area. Cepton also has a presence in Germany, Canada, Japan, India and China to serve a fast-growing global customer base. For more information, visit www.cepton.com and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.

 

On August 4, 2021, Cepton, GCAC, and GCAC Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of GCAC entered into a business combination agreement, as amended on January 21, 2022.

 

About Growth Capital Acquisition Corp.

 

GCAC is a Delaware blank check company, also commonly referred to as a special purpose acquisition company (or SPAC), formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities in any industry or geographic region. GCAC is led by its Co-Chief Executive Officers, Akis Tsirigakis and George Syllantavos.

 

 

 

 

Additional Information and Where to Find It

 

GCAC has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) the Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed by GCAC with the SEC on September 8, 2021 (as amended, the “Registration Statement”), which contains information about the proposed transaction and the respective businesses of Cepton and GCAC. GCAC will mail a final prospectus and definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents after the SEC completes its review. GCAC stockholders are urged to read the preliminary prospectus and proxy statement and any amendments thereto and the final prospectus and definitive proxy statement in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the special meeting to be held to approve the proposed transaction, because these documents will contain important information about GCAC, Cepton and the proposed transaction. The final prospectus and definitive proxy statement will be mailed to stockholders of GCAC as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed transaction. Stockholders of GCAC will also be able to obtain a free copy of the proxy statement, as well as other filings containing information about GCAC, without charge, at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov) or by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. Copies of the proxy statement and GCAC’s other filings with the SEC can also be obtained, without charge, by directing a request to: Growth Capital Acquisition Corp., 300 Park Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10022. Additionally, all documents filed with the SEC can be found on GCAC’s website, www.gcacorp.com.

 

Participants in the Solicitation

 

Cepton and GCAC and their respective directors and officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed business combination. GCAC stockholders and other interested persons may obtain, without charge, more detailed information regarding directors and officers of GCAC in the Registration Statement. Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from GCAC’s stockholders in connection with the proposed business combination will be included in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus that GCAC intends to file with the SEC.

 

No Offer or Solicitation

 

This press release shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent, or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the proposed business combination. This press release shall also not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any states or jurisdictions in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption therefrom.

 

Cepton Technologies, Inc. Contacts

 

Investors: InvestorRelations@cepton.com

 

Media: Faithy Li, media@cepton.com

 

Source: Cepton Technologies, Inc.

 

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